The Latest Breaking News from DOJ

Justice Department, FTC Propose Tough New Merger Guidelines

Regulators would look hard for instances of companies’ potential to buy up to monopoly

Multichannel News · Jul 19, 2023

Expert: Cannon learned from her blunder

Cannon appeared skeptical of the DOJ's proposed trial schedule but also unlikely to schedule it after election

Salon · Jul 19, 2023

Trump's target letter: A reckoning nears

Donald Trump is very likely on the cusp of another federal indictment and this one is the big enchilada

Salon · Jul 19, 2023

Frank exec Olivier Amar loses motion to dismiss JPMorgan Chase fraud case against him.

The latest chapter in the ongoing saga between the bank and the millennial founder would allow each side to dig for digital evidence.

Fortune · Jul 15, 2023

FBI investigating violent incidents by LA County deputies in Palmdale and Lancaster

LOS ANGELES — The FBI has opened two criminal investigations into violent incidents involving Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in Palmdale and Lancaster, both of which sparked criticism after video footage came to light in recent weeks.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 15, 2023

'Extremely vulnerable to abuse': Token grants back in the spotlight after former Celsius CEO allegedly pocketed $42 million

Alex Mashinsky was arrested Thursday and hit with seven charges, including wire fraud.

Fortune · Jul 14, 2023

House Ethics Committee revives ‘misconduct’ probe into rep Matt Gaetz

House Ethics Committee initially opened an investigation into Matt Gaetz in 2021

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

DOJ to probe Fulton County Jail after death of mentally ill inmate

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of conditions in the Fulton County Jail, citing the Sept. 13 death of a homeless and mentally ill man in the lockup’s psychiatric wing.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023

Feds to investigate Georgia's Fulton County Jail for filthy, dangerous conditions

The investigation into the Atlanta-based jail comes almost a year after the death of Lashawn Thompson who died in a bedbug-infested cell in Fulton County Jail's psychiatric wing.

WEKU · Jul 13, 2023

DOJ: Oath Keepers' sentences too lenient

Prosecutors say Stewart Rhodes' 18-year sentence and others are below sentencing guidelines

Salon · Jul 13, 2023